Free Remembering September 11 Lesson Plan for 7th Grade Students

Topic: remembering September 11

Students will be able to use a graphic organizer to organize their thoughts and ideas about the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath.

Begin the lesson by asking students if they remember where they were and what they were doing on September 11, 2001.
Encourage students to share their memories and listen to their peers' experiences.
Ask students if they know what happened on September 11, 2001 and its aftermath.
Encourage students to share their knowledge and listen to their peers' answers.

Show students the graphic organizer and explain that it is a tool that can be used to organize and remember information.
Explain that the graphic organizer has six columns: date, event, location, cause, effect, and response.
Ask students to brainstorm key events and information related to September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. Have them write their ideas in the corresponding columns of the graphic organizer.
As students share their ideas, encourage them to make connections and think critically about the events and their consequences.
Once students have finished brainstorming, review the events and their connections in the graphic organizer.

Have students work in small groups to fill in the missing information in the six columns of the graphic organizer.
As a class, review the completed graphic organizer and discuss any insights or questions that students have about the events and their consequences.
Encourage students to use the information in the graphic organizer when writing a paragraph about September 11, 2001.

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